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Digital Investigations
Technical reconstruction of Microsoft 365 activity, evidence preservation, and executive-ready findings.
When it helps.
- An employee has departed and there are concerns about email or file activity.
- Data may have been removed, forwarded, or exfiltrated, and no one has established the facts.
- An account was compromised and the scope of access is unknown.
- Leadership or counsel needs a clear, defensible technical account of events.
What's involved
- Microsoft 365 unified audit log analysis
- Email and file activity reconstruction
- Employee-departure and suspected data-removal reviews
- Evidence preservation using sound handling practices
- Timeline development from correlated technical records
- Executive-ready technical findings
- Coordination with authorized stakeholders or counsel
What you get
- A preserved, documented record of the technical evidence reviewed
- A timeline of relevant activity built from correlated logs
- A written findings report distinguishing what the evidence shows from what it does not
- An executive summary suitable for non-technical stakeholders
- Coordination notes for counsel or authorized parties where applicable
Typical work.
Examples of the kind of engagement this covers.
Reconstructing Microsoft 365 email and file activity following a sensitive employee departure, and preserving the relevant records.
Determining the scope of access and actions after an account compromise.
Building a defensible timeline of events from audit logs for review by authorized counsel.
Syladon provides technical analysis only. It does not provide legal advice, determine legal liability, or act as a licensed private investigator. Technical findings are distinct from legal conclusions, and work is performed only with proper authorization.
Questions.
Related: Cybersecurity, Microsoft Cloud, Risk, Compliance & Resilience.
Is this a legal or forensic-laboratory service?
No. Syladon performs technical analysis and reporting. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, does not determine legal liability, and does not operate as a licensed private investigator or a formal forensic laboratory. Findings are intended to support, not replace, the judgment of qualified legal professionals.
What do you need to begin?
Authorized access to the relevant environment, and a clear understanding of the questions to be answered. Work proceeds only with proper authorization from someone empowered to grant it.
Can you guarantee you will find what happened?
No. What can be reconstructed depends on the tenant's licensing, logging configuration, and retention at the time events occurred. You will be told plainly what the available evidence can and cannot show.
Talk through what you're planning.
You will get a considered view of the approach before any work is scoped.